As part of its monthly newsletter, it found that January contained two instances of tech companies receiving backing from non-traditional sources.
the same month last year. Total monthly amount invested fell 10% year over year from
€287mn to €258mn, although January 2007’s figures are skewed by the unusually large investment of €77m into Plastic Logic. If this is taken out, the total amount invested in January 2008 would have been 22% more on a year over year basis.
The report also saw three deals over €7.5m take place in emerging markets. Including Yonja, there was also a €27.2m investment in